Host Organisation: Department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield, UK

Location: The Department of Archaeology is housed in Northgate House, which lies in the eastern edge of the University of Sheffield Campus. It is situated on West Street, close to the city centre of Sheffield. Information: http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/visitors

Dates: Monday 19th – Friday 30th March 2012

This two week course will introduce students to the study of archaeological ceramics in thin section. Starting with an introduction to optical mineralogy and the polarizing microscope, the course will examine the identification of minerals, followed by the geology of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Subsequent to this, we will explore the topic of clays, weathering and the formation of soil, moving on to the practice of ceramic petrography, grouping and description, the interpretation of provenance and the reconstruction of technology in thin section.

Each day of the 10 teaching days will comprise of a class on a specific topic, followed by laboratory sessions to examine comparative geological and ceramic thin section and the varied assemblages in our research collections. Laboratory sessions will encourage discussion and there will be two assessments in order for participants to gauge their progress.

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Submission of papers for NARNIA Special Issue in JASPER

Following the successful completion of the NARNIA International conference ‘Interdisciplinary Studies of Ancient Materials from the Mediterranean’, the conference proceedings will be published in the form of an edited volume in the Journal of Archaeological Science Reports (Imprint: ELSEVIER, ISSN: 2352-409X, editors: A. Howard, C.O. Hunt).
You are reminded that the deadline for the electronic submission of manuscripts is set on Friday, the 31st of October 2014 [NEW DATE!].